Dedicated Project Teams
Teams assembled to execute investigations, address backlogs, and perform time-bound legal work.
How Project Teams Work in Practice
Project Teams are deployed when legal work needs to be completed, not just supported.
On Call Counsel assembles a dedicated team sized to the scope of the work. Teams can start small and scale up as volume increases, allowing matters to move forward without waiting for internal hiring or reallocating existing staff.
Work is managed as a project, with defined roles, timelines, and deliverables, so progress is predictable and contained.
Begin with a small team and expand quickly as volume or deadlines increase.
Ideal for matters with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Keeps existing teams focused while work moves forward in parallel.
Team goes away when the project does.
Our team includes attorneys who understand the demands behind legal hiring. They bring that perspective to every search, advising on what a role truly requires, moving with the urgency your team needs, and keeping compliance safeguards in place. Backed by a deep bench of experienced professionals, they can scale from one critical hire to an entire legal team.
Our recruiters understand the law, the matters, and the business pressures behind each hire, not just the bullets on a resume.
We move at the pace and urgency your search requires, while maintaining the compliance standards that protect your team and support a successful hire.
Our recruitment team includes attorneys who can advise on what a role needs, because they understand the pressures driving the search.
Whether you need a single Managing Partner or 300 legal professionals, we can scale up or down as your needs change.
Where Project Teams Fit Best
Project Teams are built for defined legal initiatives that require coordinated execution, clear timelines, and predictable outcomes. Below are some of the most common environments where this model works well.
Execute time-bound initiatives such as contract remediation, transaction support, regulatory responses, or internal reviews without pulling core counsel away from ongoing responsibilities.
Deploy structured legal teams to address backlogs, compliance mandates, FOIA responses, or program-driven initiatives with defined scope, reporting, and deadlines.
Support discrete legal efforts such as grant compliance, policy updates, employment reviews, or litigation preparation with teams aligned to budget, mission, and timeline.
Staff large-scale discovery, investigations, document reviews, or overflow matters with coordinated teams built to deliver consistent work product under tight timelines.
Run complex, high-volume legal efforts that require multiple professionals working together for a specific outcome, not permanent coverage.
Staff Projects With Confidence
Bring in fully assembled legal teams designed for defined scopes, timelines, and deliverables. From kickoff through completion, get the structure and capacity your project demands.
Building Your Team
We begin by reviewing the project scope, volume, timeline, and delivery requirements to identify the specific legal skills and support your organization requires.
We assemble a project team with the right mix of experience and roles to execute the defined work efficiently, based on scope, complexity, and deadlines.
We provide active coordination and oversight to keep the team aligned, accountable, and moving toward defined project milestones and deliverables.
We adjust team size as project demands change and wind the team down cleanly once objectives are met.
Legal Professionals We Place
- Chief Legal Counsel
- General Counsel
- Supervising Attorney
- Senior Attorney
- Staff Attorney
- Junior Attorney
- Public Defender
- Hearing Officer
- Law Clerk
- Paralegal
- Legal Assistant
- Legal Secretary
- Legal Analyst
- Legal Project Manager
- Contract Manager
- Litigation Support Specialist
- Compliance Director
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist
- E-Discovery Specialist
- Records Clerk
- Legal Billing Specialist
- Risk Analyst
- Law Librarian
- Foreign Language Specialist
Frequently Asked Questions
HOW DO PROJECT TEAMS DIFFER FROM EMBEDDED TALENT?
Project teams are built to complete a defined scope of work with a clear start and end. Embedded talent supports ongoing, day-to-day legal operations. Project teams are ideal when there’s a specific initiative, surge, or deadline-driven matter that needs focused delivery.
How quickly can teams start?
Timelines vary based on role requirements, location, and security considerations, but many professionals can begin within days. OCC maintains an active national talent network to support rapid deployment without compromising quality or fit.
WHAT TYPES OF LEGAL WORK ARE PROJECT TEAMS USED FOR?
Project teams are typically used for defined, high-volume, or time-bound legal work such as investigations, document review, audits, remediation efforts, regulatory responses, or large initiatives that exceed internal capacity.
Who manages teams once they’re placed?
The team follows your day-to-day direction, while OCC manages employment administration, compliance, and support. Payroll and time reporting are managed through OCC’s proprietary system, which clients receive access to upon onboarding for visibility and streamlined oversight.
What happens if I need to scale up or down?
Our model allows you to adjust team size as workloads change. OCC can expand or reduce staffing levels efficiently while maintaining continuity, performance standards, and operational alignment.
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